Bono saved from choking at an eatery"A fan recently rescued rocker Bono from death at a Seattle eatery. ... [T]he well-meaning civilian slapped Bono on the back and said "I'm a big fan," just as the rock icon was taking a huge bite of fish. A choking Bono gasped for air as his dining companions gasped in horror. Luckily the hearty greeting took a twist when a second pat on the back from the fan dislodged the fish and sent it flying onto the next table. Surprisingly civil, the singer told the backslapping bozo, 'Mate, you better leave before I throttle you.'"

What I want to know: Why can't I be so surprisingly civil that I threaten throttling? And just what did the people at the next table say when a dislodged piece of fish landed among their crockery?

What I want to know: What is the advantage to being trained in Germany to do Latin American and Salsa dances? And should that not be "Gerrman Trrained Ballrroom Teacherr", Mrr Soparrkarr?

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From the Washington Post, May 16 2005, an article called "Inventing Our Evolution". Quote from Francis Fukuyama, famous for his late-80's pronouncement of "the end of history":

We could really speed up the whole process of drug improvement if we did not have all the rules on human experimentation. If companies were allowed to use clinical trials in Third World countries, paying a lot of poor people to take risks that you wouldn't take in a developed country, we could speed up technology quickly. But because of the Holocaust --.

Yes, "poor people to take risks." Yes, he actually leaves his thought hanging in mid-air like that. Yes, Fukuyama.